The new Felix was made to look as he did in that first parade, complete with poles propping him up. Deflated, he weighs between 60 and 70 pounds, but when filled with helium, “nearly 2,000 basketballs could fit inside him.” And making his return even more special is the fact that of the 16 giant character balloons and 24 small and medium versions, he’ll be the only one from the original parade.

If you want to see Felix and others get blown up, the balloon inflation takes place on Wednesday from 3 to 10pm near 79th Street and Columbus Avenue.